Weekend Fund

Quick read

Weekend Fund is a pre-seed and seed-stage VC founded in 2017 by Ryan Hoover (founder of Product Hunt) and General Partner Vedika Jain, headquartered in San Francisco, US. The fund operates as a rolling fund on AngelList, writing $50K–$250K initial checks into software and internet-enabled businesses. Its portfolio of 77 companies includes five unicorns — Deel, MoonPay, and Intercom among them.

Key facts

Founded

2017

Founders

Ryan Hoover, Vedika Jain

Employees

14

Sectors

generalist, saas, ai

Website

www.weekend.fund/

Investment thesis

Weekend Fund backs pre-seed and seed-stage software and internet-enabled startups globally, writing $50K–$250K initial checks. Deal flow centers on the Product Hunt and operator community, with founders and LPs often reinvesting into the fund — creating a community-driven capital cycle.

Recent activity

• May 2026investment
  Weekend Fund invested in Clouted, a multimedia and design software company, marking the fund's most recent known deal. pitchbook.com
• Mar 2026investment
  Weekend Fund participated in the Seed round of Hamilton AI, its most recent investment visible on CB Insights as of March 19, 2026. cbinsights.com
• Mar 2026investment
  Block Party exited the Weekend Fund portfolio on March 24, 2026, becoming the fund's 18th portfolio exit. cbinsights.com
• 2026product
  Weekend Fund launched its Weekend Partners program, selecting a first cohort of 10 operator-investors across cities including San Francisco and London to source and evaluate deals part-time. briefthecall.com
• 2026fundraise
  Weekend Fund became one of the first early-stage funds added to USVC's portfolio, opening access to non-accredited US investors for the first time. everythingstartups.com
• May 2026fundraise
  Ryan Hoover announced Weekend Fund IV, opening LP applications publicly to operators and founders, continuing the approach first used in Fund III. x.com
• Feb 2026investment
  Weekend Fund participated in Linkup's $10M seed round led by Gradient; Linkup builds web search infrastructure for AI applications. tracxn.com
• Dec 2024leadership
  Vedika Jain was formally promoted to General Partner at Weekend Fund after five-plus years with the firm. x.com

Notable investments

• CloutedUnknownMay 2026pitchbook.com
• Hamilton AISeedMar 2026cbinsights.com
• DaigestUnknownUnknownpitchbook.com
• LinkupSeedFeb 2026tracxn.com
• Deellinkedin.com
• MoonPaylinkedin.com
• Intercomlinkedin.com
• Voiceflowlinkedin.com
• InVideolinkedin.com
• Function Healthlinkedin.com
• Extropiclinkedin.com

Key people

Named individuals at the firm. We don't expose direct email or phone — use their LinkedIn for outreach.

• Ryan Hoover · Co-founder & General Partner
  LinkedIn
• Vedika Jain · General Partner

Sources

• About Weekend Fund
• Weekend Partners
• Introducing Weekend Partners Cohort 1
• Weekend Fund – Tracxn Investor Profile
• Weekend Fund – Altss Profile
• Weekend Fund – LinkedIn
• Ryan Hoover announces Weekend Fund IV
• Vedika Jain announces GP role
• Weekend Fund – Substack
• https://pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/343304-47
• https://www.cbinsights.com/investor/weekend-fund
• https://www.briefthecall.com/company/weekend-fund
• https://www.everythingstartups.com/vc-funds/weekend-fund

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